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Grimm S2E17: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 17DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • aforethought

    Word

    planned or considered in advance

  • bamboozle

    Word

    to trick or deceive someone

  • vasectomy

    Word

    a surgical operation that prevents a man from being able to have children

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • rehash

    Word

    to discuss or use old ideas, arguments, or material again without changing them much

  • heifer

    Word

    a young female cow that has not had a calf yet

  • antagonize

    Word

    to make someone angry or hostile toward you

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

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  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • malpractice

    Word

    bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

  • caged

    Word

    trapped or unable to leave a place or situation

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • overdrive

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    a state of very high activity, energy, or speed

  • heirloom

    Word

    something valuable that has been passed down in a family for many years

  • evener

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    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • workman

    Word

    a man who does physical or manual work

  • leach

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    to remove minerals or chemicals from soil or another material by water passing through it

  • distraught

    Word

    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • wedded

    Word

    married

  • malice

    Word

    the desire to harm someone or to do something wrong

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  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • rampant

    Word

    spreading or increasing in an uncontrolled way, especially when something is bad

  • amphibian

    Word

    an animal such as a frog, toad, salamander, or newt that can live both in water and on land

  • salamander

    Word

    a small amphibian with a lizardlike body, often with bright markings

  • groin

    Word

    the area where the top of the leg meets the lower abdomen

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • gladiator

    Word

    a man in ancient Rome who fought in public contests for entertainment

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • treatise

    Word

    a serious written work that explains a subject in detail

  • potion

    Word

    a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

  • succumb

    Word

    to stop resisting something and give in to it

  • wisely

    Word

    in a way that shows good judgment

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • foreign legion

    Phrase

    a military unit made up of foreign volunteers or recruits

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • chauffeur

    Word

    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • off the radar

    Phrase

    not getting much attention or being noticed

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • head man

    Phrase

    the main leader of a village or local community

  • hysterical

    Word

    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • handkerchief

    Word

    a small cloth used for wiping your nose or face

  • close up

    Phrase

    at a very short distance; with little space between things

  • maniac

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • remorse

    Word

    a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • antidote

    Word

    a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • textile

    Word

    cloth or fabric, especially when made or sold as a product

  • bliss

    Word

    a feeling of perfect happiness and peace

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • please God

    Phrase

    used to say that you hope something will happen, if God allows it

  • motivate

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    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • gland

    Word

    an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

  • nasal

    Word

    of or relating to the nose

  • about time

    Phrase

    used to say that something should have happened earlier

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • jury duty

    Phrase

    the legal duty to serve as a juror in a trial

  • opening statement

    Phrase

    the first statement a lawyer makes at the start of a trial, explaining their side of the case

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • phrasing

    Word

    the way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing

  • built up

    Phrase

    closely packed with buildings or houses

  • run away from

    Phrase

    to try to avoid a problem, duty, or responsibility

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • pass down

    Phrase

    to give something to younger people or the next generation

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • comprise

    Word

    to be made up of parts or members

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • front porch

    Phrase

    a covered porch at the front of a house

  • in tears

    Phrase

    so upset or moved that you are crying

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • housekeeper

    Word

    a person employed to clean and take care of a house or hotel

  • judicial

    Word

    relating to courts, judges, or the legal system

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • anatomy

    Word

    the study of the structure of the bodies of people and animals

  • lengthy

    Word

    lasting a long time or taking more time than expected

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • utilize

    Word

    to use something in a practical or effective way

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • debating

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    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

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